Swinging cradle.



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swmmc CRADLE. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 30,1916.

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L. P. JONES. A A SWINGING CRADLE.

APPLICATION men SEPT. 30.1916.

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LUTHER, '.P. JONES, 0F '.RUSSELIVILLE, ALABAMA, ASSIGNOROF ONE-HALF T0GHRLES wor/mnu, or 'FRANKLIN COUNTY, ALABAMA..

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To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, LUTHER P. JONES, a citizen of the United States..residing at Russellville, in the county of Franklin and State ofAlabama, have invented certain new and useful improvements in SwingingCradles; and I do hereby declare `the following t0 be a full,` clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The invention relates to improvements in swinging cradles.

The object of the present invention is `to improve the construction ofthat class of swinging4 cradles which vare actuated by clock mechanismand to provide a simple,

practical and vcomparatively inexpensive construction adapted to firmlymount the clock mechanism upon a supporting frame and capable ofsecurely suspending a cradle and enablin the clock mechanism to actuatethe said cra le in the swinging thereof.

Another obj ect of the invention is to provide a swinging cradle of thischaracter adapted to enable a screen to be readily placed over thedevice without either the clock mechanism or the cradle interfering withthe said screen. l

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in theconstruction and novel combination of parts hereinafter fully described,illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and pointed out in the claimshereto appended; itbeing understood that various changes in the form,proportion, size and minor details of construction, within the scope ofthe claims, may beresorted to without departing from the spirit orsacriicing any of the advantages of the invention.

ln the drawings- Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal sec tional view ofa swing cradle constructed in accordance with this invention,

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view of the same,

Fig. 34 is a detail perspective view of the y Specification of Letterslateut. Patcmmtd Jun@ s 191B,

Application filed September 30, 1916. SerialNo. 123,039;

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clamping member vfor engaging the clock l mechanism, i

Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view illustrating the manner ofclamping the frame work of the clock mechanism.

Fig. 5 is a detail view illustrating `the` Like numerals of referencedesignate oorresponding parts in the several figures of ln theaccompanying drawings which `1s illustrated the preferred embodiment ofthe invention, the device comprises` in" its construction a supportingframe preferably composed of corner posts or legs 1 and top,`

side and end bars 2 and 8. The legs which are equipped with rollers arepreferably connected between their ends by rungs or braces 4 but anyother suitable bracing means may lof course be employed as will bereadily understood. 'llhe legs which are preferably inclined slightly asshown are of a suflicient length and are spaced apart a sufficientdistance to permit a cradle 5 to oscillate beneath the top of the frameformed by the` said side and end bars 2 and 3. The cradle is preferablyconnectedY with and ,suspended from an `oscillatory arm or member 6 byarched or looped iiexible connections 7 and;`

8 extending diagonally of the cradle over the top `of the same andconnected intermediate of their ends with upper `and lower hooks 9 and10 carried bythe oscillatory arm or member 6, but the cradle may besuspended from the same in any other desired manner. The oscillatory armor member 6 which may be mounted in anydesired manneris shown in theaccompanying drawings as consisting of a resilient rod or bar se-` curedat the upper end 11 to theframe work: l2 of clock mechanism 13 having anescapement connected with and adapted to` actuate the oscillatory member6. The oscillatory member 6 coperates with the `escapement whichincludes an escapement wheel 14: and an escapement lever l5 of the ordi-,y 'to' engage the escap'ementfwheel` for holding the same againstmovement.`

The frame work of the clock mechanism or spring motor comprises spacedrear and front corner standards, 19 and 20, the

frontcorner standard 20 being supported i upon a transverse bar ormember 19 of the Y supporting frame and the rear legs of Astandz'rrds120being engaged" by a yclamp 22 suitably mounted on a transverse bar orvmember 23 and='provided with end" recesses v24 andhaving a top'longitudinal 'slot 25 receiving the rear standards 204 asclearlyillustrated in Fig. 4 of the drawings. The

vvend'.` :recesses form shoulders which: engage horizontal rods 26connecting-the front and rear. standards. 19- and k20; The longitudinalslot -forms opposite clamping portions or4 jaws 27 which are connected'vby screws 28f'adapted to be tightened to cause f' a sufficient bindingof the jaws 27 to firmly Sof- I hold the frame of' the motor in itssuperimposed position with relation to the grip" the rearl legs orstandards 20-`of the framework 12 to securely hold the spring motor' inproper position on the supporting frame-i l The longitudinal slot 25`extends through the recessed terminal portionsof. the clamp f and ormsgrooves 25?* whichreceive the ends of therearlegsv or standards andpermit the legs or'standards tol drop suliciently to allow thehorizontal rods to rest upon the recessed y ends `of the clamp. By .thisconstruction the :rear l'egsand the rods support the motor and thelatte-r' is firmly interlockedf with the clamp. Thev bar 21, which isarranged in vparallelism with the Clamping bar 22, isprovidediwith alongitudinal; slot 21a andf it has termina-l-recesses`24:, thelongitudinali slot being extended. through the recessed terminalsof-thebar 21 similar to thelongitudinal slot; of' the clamping' bar. Itis onlynecessa'rytor provide the clamping screws 28f at ytheclamping"bara'sthe-jaws formed by the long-itudinalrslot ofthe clamping bar willsupporting frame;-

rllhe spring `motor is designed to be :sav

equipped" with a suitable cra-nk 29 for windingthe springand themechanism of the motor is ypreferably protected byacasing 30 ofapproximately rectangular form suitably mountedi on.. the. supportingyframe and ad'aptedfto prevent a screen 31 of' mosquito nettingor othermaterial from coming in contact-with theF clock: mechanism or motor.

The open frame which is comparatively light, spaces the protectingscreen or covering from the cradle. The screen or covering may beremoved when not requiredl.

What is claimed is 1. A device of the class described including arectangular supporting frame disposed horizontally and provided at thecorners with supporting legs, a motor mounted upon the supporting frameand projecting upwardly beyond the same and having a casing, a cradlelocated beneath the supporting frame and' connected with and actuated bythe motor and suspended from the same, and a screen coveringextending-over the supporting frame and the motor casing and inclosingthe legs of the said supporting frame. 2. A device of the classdescribedincluding a supporting frame, a motor mounted 'upon thesupporting frame, an oscillatory member depending from the motor andprovidedi with upper and lower hooks arranged in spaced relation, acradle' provided with 'diagonally arranged iexible connections ofunequal length connected with the corners of* the cradle and suspended'at an intermediate point from the spaced hooks, the shorter flexibleconnection extending through the longer flexible connection, and meansactuated by the motor and connected with the oscillatory member foractuating the latter. 3. The combination with' a supporting `frame, of abar extending across the supporting frame and having-terminal recessesandV provided with a longitudinal slot extending through the recessedVportions of the bar, a motor located above the frame and providedwithspaced legs. and rods connecting the legs, two of the legs beingarranged in the said' slot and the rods being located in the recesses toprevent movement of the legs longitudinally of the slot, and a cradlelocated beneath and suspended from the motor.

1. The combination with a horizontal open supporting frame, transversebars extending across the supporting frame in parallelism and havingrecessed ends and provided with longitudinal slots extending through therecessed terminals of the bars, a motor having a frame provided withlegs and com1ectingrods,the legs being arranged in the said slots andthe rods itting in the recesses and holding the legs against movementlongitudinally of the said slots,- and clamping screws mounted on oneoty the said bars andf extending across. the longitudinal slotforcausing such barto clamp thelegs, and a cradle located beneath the opensupporting frame andA suspended from the motor.

V5. '.Ehe combination with a supporting longitudinal slots extendingthrough the terminals of the bars, and a superimposed motor frameprovided With legs and connecting rods, the legs being arranged in theslots I and the rods fitting against the shoulders formed by therecesses, and clamping means mounted on one of the bars and extending l0across the slot thereof for causing the slotted portions of the said barto clamp the legs.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

W. C; HURST, D. RIoHEsoN.

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